
Emil Jannings is an actor, film director born in Rorschach (Germany).
Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a Swiss-born German actor who was popular in Hollywood films in the 1920s. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for starring roles in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. As of 2025, Jannings is the only German to win in that category. Jannings is best known for his collaborations with F. W. Murnau and Josef von Sternberg, including the 1930 film The Blue Angel (Der blaue Engel), with Marlene Dietrich. The Blue Angel was meant as a vehicle for Jannings to score a place for himself in the new medium of sound film, but Dietrich stole the show. Jannings later starred in a number of Nazi propaganda films, which made him unemployable as an actor after the defeat of Nazi Germany.
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| Born | 23 July 1884, Rorschach |
| Profession | actor, film director |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Spouse | Hanna Ralph, Gussy Holl, Lucie Höflich |
| Awards | Volpi Cup for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Actor, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Staatsschauspieler, Goethe Medal for Art and Science |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Cancer |
| Nakshatra | Ashlesha (Pada 2) |
| Sun Sign | Cancer |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Libra |
| Birth data reliability | Uncertain |
Sources disagree about, or do not verify, this person’s birth details. Treat this chart as indicative only.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa). Exact birth time is not publicly recorded, so noon local time was used. The Moon changes Nakshatra about once a day, so the Nakshatra and Ascendant shown may differ if the true birth time is different.
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Emil Jannings was born on 23 July 1884 in Rorschach. Sources disagree about, or do not verify, this person’s birth details. Treat this chart as indicative only.
Emil Jannings's Moon sign (Rashi) is Cancer and the Nakshatra is Ashlesha, pada 2, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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